#b9bfb5

Color #b9bfb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.93 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bfb5

RGB

rgb(185, 191, 181)

HSL

hsl(96, 7.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(96, 5.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 5.2%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.63, -3.92, 4.32)

LCH

lch(76.63, 5.83, 132.22)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0154, 132.63)

HWB

hwb(96, 71%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb5bf

Analogous

#bebfb5

#b9bfb5

#b5bfb6

Triadic

#b9bfb5

#b5b9bf

#bfb5b9

Split-complementary

#b9bfb5

#b6b5bf

#bfb5be

Tetradic

#b9bfb5

#b5bfbb

#bbb5bf

#bfb5b9

Square

#b9bfb5

#b5bebf

#bbb5bf

#bfb6b5

Shades

Color #b9bfb5 mixed toward black.

#99a294

#7a8573

#5c6456

#3d423a

#1f211d

Tints

Color #b9bfb5 mixed toward white.

#c5cac1

#d0d4ce

#dcdfda

#e8eae6

#f3f4f3

Tones

Color #b9bfb5 mixed toward gray.

#b9beb6

#b9bdb7

#b9bcb7

#babcb8

#babbb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb7 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb8 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b9b9ba · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bfb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bfb5]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#b9bfb5 (#b9bfb5) is rgb(185, 191, 181) in RGB.

No, #b9bfb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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